Child Protection Week leads media update

Today’s media update looks at a broad range of issues including outcomes for kids leaving care, the investigation of abuse, the influence of marriage on child wellbeing, income management, politics and community values, and scrutiny of government IT systems.

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National Child Protection Week

• NAPCAN launches Play Your Part website to support National Child Protection Week
   

Leaving care 

• Toward better outcomes after out-of-home care, ABC The Drum Opinion, 5 September 2011
  This piece, by Monash Asociate Professor, Philip Mendes, is open for comment here, or at The Drum.
   

Investigation of child abuse

• New Vic teams investigate sex, child abuse, The Age, 6 September 2011
   

Marriage and children’s wellbeing

• Falling marriage rates hurting children: report, The Age, 6 September 2011
  Comment here, or at The Age.
   
• Marriage is about the rights of children, The Age, 6 September 2011
  Comment here, or at The Age.
   

Politics and community values

• Politics and a deeper purpose, ABC Radio National Life Matters, 6 September 2011
   

The impacts of income management

• Managing income management, ABC Radio National The National Interest, 2 September 2011
  Comment here, or at The National Interest.
   

Government IT systems face further scrutiny

• Workers award selves tender, The Age, 6 September 2011
   

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